The Question of Identity: Who was a Roman and who a Byzantine?
Part B: The Empire of Constantinople
It would be more appropriate, in academic terminology, to divide the Roman Empire into the pre-Constantine and post-Constantine Empire, or else, pre-330 and post-330. Every effort should be applied to make clear that the change inferred on the Roman Empire during the reign of Constantine the Great was fundamental and profound. And not just the introduction and spread of Christianity, as this was only one of many aspects of the new, unique character that was attributed to the empire. Of crucial importance was the emergence of the Greek element in the East.
Part B: The Empire of Constantinople
It would be more appropriate, in academic terminology, to divide the Roman Empire into the pre-Constantine and post-Constantine Empire, or else, pre-330 and post-330. Every effort should be applied to make clear that the change inferred on the Roman Empire during the reign of Constantine the Great was fundamental and profound. And not just the introduction and spread of Christianity, as this was only one of many aspects of the new, unique character that was attributed to the empire. Of crucial importance was the emergence of the Greek element in the East.